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1. Carena has a bad habit of biting her fingernails and pulling at her cuticles until her fingers bleed and have sores. Her therapist is teaching her how to not bite and pick at her fingernails using various learning principles. Her therapist is using

psychoanalysis.

humanistic therapy.

behavior therapy.

logotherapy

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2. The therapeutic technique of associating a discomfort with a bad habit is based on which type of conditioning?

classical

instrumental

operant

token

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3. The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that

deep understanding of one's problems leads to behavior change.

past experiences and emotional trauma must be probed before behavior can be changed.

phobias can be created and dismantled.

learned response causes problems, therefore, behavior can be changed by relearning.

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4. In psychoanalysis, an emotional attachment to the therapist that symbolically represents other important relationships is called

identification.

empathy.

resistance.

transference.

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5. In rational-emotive therapy,

clients are encouraged to take responsibility for their own choices.

irrational elements of the unconscious are made to conform to reality.

the therapist seeks to have the client discover rational insights on his or her own.

clients learn to challenge irrational beliefs.

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6. If you get praised by your parents for making A's in your college courses, the grades are

an example of stimulus control.

an example of time out.

situationally controlled.

positive reinforcers.

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7. Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome for psychotherapy?

a renewal of intellectual and creative abilities

overcoming the effects of early psychologically damaging experiences

a complete personal transformation

learning skills to better cope with stress

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8. A psychoanalyst who believes in the theories of Freud would see psychopathology as caused by

repressed sexuality and aggression.

birth trauma.

bizarre dreams.

immature personal relationships.

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9. Humanistic therapies generally emphasize

the value of spontaneous remissions.

making full use of one's potential.

alteration of long-established habits.

an in-depth analysis of unconscious forces within the personality.

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10. Virtual reality exposure refers to

a sexual disorder involving flashing in order to shock and get attention

having a person vividly imagine distressing images

presentation of feared stimuli in a three-dimensional, computer generated world

another form of role playing

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11. A form of therapy that encourages one to become aware of emotions in the "here and now" and to rebuild thinking, feeling, and acting into connected wholes is

non-directive therapy.

Gestalt therapy.

existential therapy.

transactional analysis.

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12. The drugs used to control hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms are called

energizers.

anti-depressants.

antipsychotics.

minor tranquilizers.

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13. Behavior modification might be considered optimistic because it views mental disorders as

the result of only temporary blockages to a natural tendency for growth.

learned responses that can be unlearned.

an expression of repressed impulses that can be freed

biochemical imbalances that can be balanced.

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14. __________ is any technique involving surgical alteration of the brain

Psychic surgery

Ablation lesioning

Deep ECT

Psychosurgery

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15. Ergotism refers toa

a primitive form of drug therapy.

a treatment designed to expand sensory experience.

a form of possession or madness.

reactions to chemicals found in a fungus.

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16. According to __________, each person creates his or her private world by making choices in order to confront and overcome feelings of meaninglessness and isolation

existential therapists

psychoanalysts

Gestalt therapists

Carl Rogers

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17. Symbolic rewards used to encourage positive changes in behavior are called

chips.

tokens.

strokes.

operants.

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18. A problem with aversion therapy is

the overuse of habituation.

constructing a realistic hierarchy.

transfer of learning to the real world.

identifying and removing rewards.

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19. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is most likely to be used, as a last resort, with which type of problem?

hyperactivity and agitation

conversion reactions

paranoia

severe depression that does not respond to any other treatment

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20. The practice of drilling a hole in a person's head to let the evil spirits out is calleda

ECT.

trepanning.

subdural relief.

envaraging.

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